Mojang today released a new update for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft. It includes things such as animal breeding, brewing, experience points, enchanting, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and much more. This update is similar to PC version 1.0.1, but without ‘The End’ which will come in Update 8.

Update 7 Patch Notes:

Animal BreedingFeed two of the same animals wheat.

Mushroom BiomeThe block Mycelium, Mooshrooms and lots of mushrooms can be found here.

BrewingAble to make Potions with a Brewing Stand.

Experience PointsYou can collect Experience Orbs from mining, killing mobs, breeding and using Furnaces which then can be used in Enchanting!

EnchantingEnchant armour, tools and weapons with an enchantment table.

Nether FortressesAppears in the Nether with new block and enemies.

Skin animationsSome skins will have new animations and other cool stuff.

The Festive Skin Pack DLC

Get in the mood for Christmas for only 80 Microsoft Points “Here’s a fab mini pack of 24 skins to customize your Minecraft character with, and get you in the mood for the holidays” Even Minecraft isnt save from spread of Christmas.

Festive Skin Pack:

Father Christmas.

Mother Christmas.

Rudolf.

Reindeer.

Red Elf.

Green Elf.

Snow Golem.

Zombie Pudding.

Christmas Creeper.

Christmas Skeleton.

Father Christmas Steve.

Winter Steve.

Parka Steve.

Snowman.

Present.

Christmas Tree.

Christmas Pudding.

Zombie Turkey.

Robin.

Bad Father Christmas.

Gingerbread Man.

Gingerbread Woman.

Scrooge.

Marley’s Ghost.

The latest update is good and the new skin pack seem like a bit of fun for Christmas. You can try some of the skins out for free too.